'LIVE with Kelly and Michael' announces entertaining lineup for May

by jmaloni

Press release

Wed, Apr 24th 2013 08:10 am

"LIVE"
will be host to A-list celebrities, top musicians and theme weeks

As
the first signs of spring are appearing in New York, it's heating
up at nationally syndicated morning talk show "LIVE with Kelly and
Michael." During the May sweep, an exciting lineup of A-list
celebrities and top musicians will visit hosts Kelly Ripa and Michael
Strahan. The lineup for May will also include theme weeks such as
"Top Teacher Week," "New You in New York Makeover Week,"
"Winner Week" and "Kelly & Michael's Fitness Challenge."

All
month long, Kelly and Michael will sit down with Hollywood's
hottest celebrities, including actor Colin Farrell, Academy Award
winner Morgan Freeman, and "Iron Man 3" stars Robert Downey Jr.,
Don Cheadle and Oscar winner Sir Ben Kingsley. Also coming up are
Tobey Maguire, Carey Mulligan and Isla Fisher from the new film "The
Great Gatsby," Zachary Quinto and Zoë Saldana from the new film
"Star Trek Into Darkness," and "The Hangover Part III" star
Ken Jeong. Plus, Kelly and Michael will be visited by the stars of
television's most popular shows, including Kerry Washington from
"Scandal," "New Girl" star Zooey Deschanel, Jim Parsons from
"The Big Bang Theory," "Nashville" star Connie Britton,
late-night host Jimmy Kimmel, "Modern Family" star Jesse Tyler
Ferguson, and Elizabeth Moss from AMC's "Mad Men."

Over
the next few weeks, "LIVE" also will host performances from top
musicians. Singer-songwriter and new-dad-to-be Michael Bublé, singer
Emeli Sandé, and pop sensation Carly Rae Jepsen all will take the
"LIVE" stage. Classic rockers Rod Stewart and Huey Lewis and The
News will stop by as well, and the top three singers from "American
Idol" will perform for the "LIVE" audience.

The
week of April 29, "Top Teacher Week" returns. Back in March,
"LIVE" announced the fourth annual "Top Teacher Search," a
nationwide search to highlight educators for being outstanding
mentors to their students in and out of the classroom, for making
their schools better, and for going above and beyond to serve their
communities. Five finalists have been selected, and one will be
featured each day during the week of April 29. After the last teacher
has been showcased, the "LIVE" viewers will cast their votes to
determine the 2013 overall top teacher. The winner will be announced
on Monday, May 6.

Just
in time for Mother's Day, "LIVE" is looking for moms who need a
whole new look with "New You in New York Makeover Week." During
the week of May 6, Kelly and Michael will bring deserving moms to New
York to be transformed.

From
May 13-17, the hosts will challenge each other with different workout
techniques for "Kelly & Michael's Fitness Challenge," and
the week of May 20, "Winner Week" will feature the victors from a
variety of the most popular competition television shows. The winner
and runners-up from "American Idol" will perform, the hosts will
chat with the winner of "All-Star Celebrity Apprentice," and the
winning couple and runners-up from "Dancing with the Stars" will
dance for the "LIVE" audience.